His Excellency Tarō Kōno, Foreign Minister of Japan, gave a special lecture to Columbia University students on Thursday, September 21. He spoke on various global topics, including on international relations with the US, China, and North Korea, terrorism, and cyber security. He also gave his perspective on Japan's policies in military spending and the upcoming Olympics. Media coverage of his lecture can be found in the links below:

Jackson Lu, a CJEB Doctoral Fellowship Recipient, and others published a paper in the Journal of Applied Psychology in July 2017. The paper, titled "“Going Out” of the Box: Close Intercultural Friendships and Romantic Relationships Spark Creativity, Workplace Innovation, and Entrepreneurship", won several awards and received wide media attention. This article was also featured in “2016 Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings".

Professor Takatoshi Ito appeared on Bloomberg's, "Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia", to speak on Japan's inflation, the two BOJ dissenters who are leaving the board, and BOJ's purchases of ETFs. To view this segment, please visit the link below.

Professor Takatoshi Ito shared his views on BOJ reaching the inflation target of 2% and the possibility of another financial crisis. He also discussed the Fed's policy path, and how their decision will affect central banks. These interviews take place on Bloomberg's segment - Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia. To watch the videos, please click on the link below:

Professor Takatoshi Ito was recently appointed as one of the members of the Eminent Persons Group of the G20. He, along with the other members of this group, are tasked to review issues relating to global financial governance. To read more on this, please visit the link below:

CBS’ Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB) hosted a special lecture event featuring Japan’s Deputy Prime Minister, Taro Aso. This sold-out event was highly covered by the media. To see a list of media coverage, please see the links below or click here.

Professor Hugh Patrick was recently quoted in a Wall Street Journal program about Japan's relationship and trade partnership America. To read the full story, please click the link below:From Rival to Ally: Japan's American Evolution (Wall Street Journal, March 2017)